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ananda

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4. This is the finest post on the poor I've ever seen.

Reply to Bread and Circuses (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 06:03 PM

Sunday

"The poorest are not only objects of our compassion,
but teachers of the Gospel. It is not a question of
"bringing" God to them, but of encountering Him
among them. Serving the poor is not a gesture to
be made "from above," but an encounter between
equals, where Christ is revealed and adored."

Thank you, Pope Leo.

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Pope Leo is on X , spreading the teachings of Yeshua [View all] Bread and Circuses Sunday OP

Most Christians in the U.S. do not consider the pope to be their leader, because he is Catholic WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #1

but many of us are catholics rampartd Sunday #2

I don't care if anyone is Catholic or not... ananda Sunday #5

I'm Orthodox Jilly_in_VA Monday #22

But most Christians in the world do FBaggins Sunday #8

Christianity worldwide is maybe half Catholic, half not. WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #13

So? They can't really disagree with him, Catholic or not. Scrivener7 Sunday #9

oh they definitely do WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #14

But they can't do it out loud. Scrivener7 Sunday #15

They do all the time WhiskeyGrinder Sunday #17

What he is pointing out here, is that they're not the Christians they say they are. Scrivener7 Monday #21

I wonder if he could be persuaded canetoad Sunday #3

This is the finest post on the poor I've ever seen. ananda Sunday #4

great quote. thanks. rampartd Sunday #6

Even as someone not religious newdeal2 Sunday #7

What is Yeshu ? A code word for something? Srkdqltr Sunday #10

Maybe the Hebrew form of Jesus? ananda Sunday #11

Aramaic Bread and Circuses Sunday #19

It's Aramaic Jilly_in_VA Sunday #12

Yes! Thanks for the Image of Mary hanging out laundry and yelling 'Yeshu'..... Bread and Circuses Sunday #20

This is what I am talking about! Imagine if for the last 2,000 years this is where Christianity began and 1WorldHope Sunday #16

Silly pope misanthrope Sunday #18